“But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.” – H. P. Lovecraft

“It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.” – Wilson Mizner

Rain today! With a high of 17C and a low of 17C. 66 Humidity. 13 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

What’s happened to the Moon? Within the last day, part of the Moon moved through the Earth’s shadow. This happens about once or twice a year, but not every month since the Moon’s orbit around the Earth is slightly tilted. Pictured here, the face of a full Hunter’s Moon is shown twice from Italy during […]

Wikipedia article of the day is Solar System. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. There are eight planets, numerous dwarf planets, the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the Kuiper belt, and the scattered disc beyond Neptune’s orbit. The […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 29, 2023: Historical plenary chamber in Museum of the Republic in Ankara. Originally it served as the plenary hall of the 2nd Parliament of Turkey, which started with the proclamation of the Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. More Info

“Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth.” – Peter Benchley

“Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.” – Franz Liszt

Gamma Cassiopeiae shines high in northern autumn evening skies. It’s the brightest spiky star in this telescopic field of view toward the constellation Cassiopeia. Gamma Cas shares the ethereal-looking scene with ghostly interstellar clouds of gas and dust, IC 59 (top left) and IC 63. About 600 light-years distant, the clouds aren’t actually ghosts. They […]

PM Showers today! With a high of 14C and a low of 14C. 82 Humidity. 10 C currently. 21 Km/h Wind from Southwest.